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The Bodhgaya Temple (Amendment) Act, 2013

The Bodhgaya Temple (Amendment) Act, 2013

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The Bodhgaya Temple (Amendment) Act 2013 regulates the management of the historic Bodhgaya Temple in Bihar, India. It applies to the local District Magistrate of Gaya, the temple committee, and the state government. The amendment deletes a discriminatory provision from the original 1949 Act that previously required the committee's chairperson to be Hindu, meaning a non-Hindu District Magistrate can now lawfully lead the temple's governance. This change matters because it upholds the fundamental secular principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution. By eliminating religious requirements for choosing public administrators of the temple, it ensures faith-neutral government oversight of this historic site.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and Commencement.
  3. 2. Amendment of section 3 of Bihar Act 17, 1949.

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